Sports car racing season
The 2009 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 17th season of the British GT Championship . The season began at Oulton Park 's Easter Monday meeting and finished on 20 September at Brands Hatch after 14 races. 2009 saw the debut of the new Supersport class. Twins David and Godfrey Jones won the GT3 title during the final race of the season. Jody Firth sealed the GT4 title, while Phil Keen and Marcus Clutton won the Supersports Class.
Drivers and teams
All cars ran on Avon tyres.
2009 Entry List[ 1]
Team
No.
Drivers
Class
Chassis
Engine
Rounds
RPM Motorsport
2
Michael Bentwood [ 2]
GT3
Ford GT GT3
Ford 5.0L V8
5–10
Philip Walker [ 2]
5–14
Alex Mortimer
11–14
Chad Racing
3
Christopher Hyman [ 3]
GT3
Ferrari F430 GT3
Ferrari 4.3L V8
1–10, 12–14
Paul Warren [ 3]
1–6, 9–14
José Manuel Balbiani [ 4]
7–8, 11
Beechdean Motorsport
7
Andrew Howard [ 5]
GT3
Aston Martin DBRS9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
1–6, 9–10, 12–14
Jamie Smyth [ 5]
50
Ben de Zille-Butler
GT4
Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24
Aston Martin AJ 4.3L V8
1–2
Richard Jones
Rollcentre Racing
8
Gregor Fisken [ 2]
GT3
Mosler MT900 R
Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8
3–4
Martin Short [ 2]
9
Daniel Brown [ 6]
GT3
Mosler MT900 R
Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8
1–11
Stuart Hall [ 6]
1–4
Gregor Fisken
5–8
Martin Short
9–11
VRS Equipment Finance
12
Phil Burton
GT3
Ferrari F430 GT3
Ferrari 4.3L V8
All
Adam Wilcox
ABG Motorsport
20
Aaron Scott [ 7]
GT3
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
Dodge 8.3L V10
All
Craig Wilkins [ 7]
66
Marcus Clutton
SS
KTM X-Bow
Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4
1–2, 11
Phil Keen
MTECH Racing
21
Duncan Cameron
GT3
Ferrari F430 GT3Ferrari 430 Scuderia [ 2]
Ferrari 4.3L V8
All
Matt Griffin
1–2, 5–8, 11–12
Mike Wilds
3–4, 9–10
Mike Edmonds
13–14
Team Preci-Spark
22
David Jones
GT3
Ascari KZ1 -R
BMW M62 5.0L V8
All
Godfrey Jones
Rosso Verde
23
Hector Lester
GT3
Ferrari F430 GT3
Ferrari 4.3L V8
All
Allan Simonsen
1–6, 9–14
Stéphane Daoudi
7–8
22 GT Racing
32
Tom Alexander [ 2]
GT3
Aston Martin DBRS9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
3–4
Adrian Willmott [ 2]
Century Motorsport
41
Nathan Freke
GT4
Ginetta G50
Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6
11
Benji Hetherington
Stark Racing
44
Ian Stinton [ 8]
GT4
Ginetta G50
Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6
1–8, 12–14
Mike Thomas
3–6
Paul Marsh
7–8
Gary Simms
13–14
Neil Clark
12
46
GT4
Ginetta G50
Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6
1–2
Ian Stinton
9–10
Hunter Abbott
Team WFR
52
Jody Firth
GT4
Ginetta G50
Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6
All
Nigel Moore
1–6, 9–14
Speedworks Motorsport
53
Richard Sykes
GT4
Ginetta G50
Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6
1–2, 12
Lawrence Tomlinson
1–2
Christian Dick
12
Rob Austin Racing
54
Hunter Abbott
GT4
Ginetta G50
Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6
1–6
Gary Simms
Piranha Motorsport
67
Chris Bialan
SS
Lotus 2-Eleven
Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4
13–14
Simon Mason
Barwell Motorsport
72
Eddy Renard
GT3
Aston Martin DBRS9
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
1–2
Vincent Vosse
90
Andrew Smith [ 9]
Inv
Ginetta G50Z
Zytek 4.5L V8
3–4
Oliver Bryant [ 10]
3–6, 9–10, 12
Joe Osborne
5–6
Piers Johnson
9–10, 12
Leo Machitski
13–14
Phil Quaife
Mark Bailey Racing
91
Howard Spooner
Inv
Morgan Aero 8
BMW N62 4.8L V8
12–14
Andy Thompson
12
KTM
92
Reinhard Kofler
Inv
KTM X-Bow
Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4
13–14
Moore Racing
93
Dave Shelton
Inv
Mosler MT900
Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8
13–14
Icon
Class
GT3
GT3 Class
GT4
GT4 Class
SS
Supersport Class
Inv
Invitation Class
Calendar
All rounds were a duration of 60 minutes, except rounds 11 and 12, which were two-hour endurance races. Only the overall winners are listed. The Donington enduro was originally scheduled for April 26, however due to ongoing issues with the circuit's track licence, the meeting was rescheduled for July 19.[ 11] In the Spa-Francorchamps round, the British GT field was included in the Belcar Championship races.
Standings
Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Drivers in bold indicate pole position. Drivers in italics indicate fastest lap.
GT3
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points classification
Blue
Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
GT4
Supersport
Notes
Renard and Vosse were not awarded points in race two at Oulton Park, due to running standard-spec pump fuel, following issues with the championship's Sunoco fuel during race one.[ 12]
Supersport Class drivers are awarded half points, due to a lack of competitors.
At Rockingham, as the Invitation Class Ginetta won both races, Simonsen and Lester were awarded maximum points in race one, and Brown and Fisken in race two. The Ginetta also won at Brands Hatch, with Simonsen and Lester again receiving maximum points.
From Spa onwards, half points were awarded in GT4, due to a lack of competitors.
The Mosler MT900 R of Daniel Brown and Martin Short competed at Snetterton and Donington under protest due to a loophole in the regulations. Eventually, the Mosler was stripped of points gained from the rounds.
References
^ "16 set for British GT opener" . crash.net . April 8, 2009. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2009 .
^ a b c d e f g "New cars to join field at Spa" . crash.net . May 4, 2009. Archived from the original on December 24, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2009 .
^ a b "Chad Racing Ferrari to contest British GT" . crash.net . March 19, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2009 .
^ "Chad brings in Balbiani" . crash.net . June 5, 2009. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2009 .
^ a b "Howard confident of Beechdean chances" . crash.net . December 17, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2009 .
^ a b "Young guns team up for Mosler assault" . crash.net . March 31, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2009 .
^ a b "ABG pairing confirm return" . crash.net . February 3, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2009 .
^ "Stark Racing confirms entry plans" . crash.net . February 26, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2009 .
^ "Andrew Smith to drive Barwell Ginetta G50Z in Spa round" . britishgt.com . May 1, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009 .
^ "Bryant to race Ginetta G50Z". Autosport . 196 (4): 90. April 23, 2009.
^ Anderson, Ben (April 14, 2009). "Donington British F3 race postponed" . autosport.com . Haymarket Publications . Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2009 .
^ "Barwell reveals fuel concerns" . crash.net . April 13, 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2009 .
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